Windows 10: Safe to wipe and merge hard disk drive?

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  1. /U/COLMORIORDAN194
    /u/colmoriordan194 Win User

    Safe to wipe and merge hard disk drive?

    /u/colmoriordan194, May 31, 2020
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  2. FLORIDAJERSEYGUY
    floridajerseyguy Win User

    How to wipe a hard drive

    modder I already used kill-disk. The deletion is done, I need to reinstall everything.
     
    floridajerseyguy, May 31, 2020
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  3. FLORIDAJERSEYGUY
    floridajerseyguy Win User
    How to wipe a hard drive

    Thanks guys

    My Special thanks goes out to all those involved with posting a reply on this thread.


    I have been helped tremendously by a few who suggested I take out the hard drive and clean it up on another system.


    That is something I had not tried yet. I have another system readily available and it makes a lot of sense.


    I do have a few questions though: After I take out the hard drive and connect it to a new system,


    Will I be able to run something more advanced than the built in OS drive manager to more completely wipe the drive (i.e. kill disk)?


    What I am asking is: Can I run "kill disk" on the old hard drive from the other computer instead of the Windows program that does the same thing?


    I am going to try to disconnect the hard drive today, but I don't know if running the kill disk program from the other computer would be the most efficient and complete way to clean the drive.


    Is that something that I would even want to do, Peet? Would that work? What do you think, cheese?


    Does kill disk cost money? Do I get the free download off that site you gave me, 2wicked?
     
    floridajerseyguy, May 31, 2020
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  4. 2WICKED
    2wicked Win User

    Safe to wipe and merge hard disk drive?

    2wicked, May 31, 2020
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